With the Emory Libraries’ subscription to Docuseek, Academic Video Online (AVON), and Kanopy, members of the Emory community can access hundreds of films that celebrate Native American culture and history. Don’t know where to start? No worries! Emory Libraries has created a list of recently acquired streaming film titles by Native creators and that tell Native…
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Faculty and researchers, prepare for spring semester before Winter Recess
As you plan for spring semester, we want to share that Emory Libraries will be closed December 24 through January 3 for Winter Recess. Please note that hours vary by location – see our Hours page or visit your library website hours page for details. We encourage you to request course and research materials before the break (by Thursday, December 23) to avoid delays. Here are…
Works from 1925 enter the US Public Domain
Every year, on January 1st, previously copywritten works enter the public domain and are free for everyone. This blog is an abbreviated version of The Center for the Study of the Public Domain at Duke Law School entry, “January 1, 2021 is Public Domain Day: Works from 1925 are open to all!” By Jennifer Jenkins, Director…
National Hispanic Heritage Month: Sources for Feature Films
As National Hispanic Heritage Month comes to a close on Oct. 15, we’d like to highlight some additional resources. The Emory Libraries hold thousands of streaming video titles, including educational documentaries, feature films, and primary source materials such as interviews. This blog post focuses on some of the platforms and feature films that may be…
ECAS Spring Course Planning: Tips from the Library
Spring semester is right around the corner and the Library recommends these TIPS: COURSE MATERIAL E-only reserves suggested – allow extra time for finding e-materials and scanning print materials Instructors can get assistance with course reserves, including integrating e-reserves into your Canvas course. Contact reserves emory edu with questions. E-Books – search discoverE for…
Alternatives to Meet the Challenge of Course Materials for Students Studying Remotely
Now that the fall semester is under way, it seems appropriate to reflect on some of the challenges instructors and students faced leading up to and in the first few weeks of classes. Here in the Libraries, we received many messages from instructors over the past several weeks asking for options for students to access…
LGBTQ Pride Month: Streaming Video at the Emory Libraries
Emory Libraries is pleased to celebrate Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Pride Month in June. This month commemorates the 1969 Stonewall Uprising, when a raid against the Stonewall Inn, a local gay bar in Greenwich Village, New York City, resulted in an act of mass resistance that exploded into a protest of thousands. While…
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- Max Moses Heller and Southern Jewish Politicians December 6, 2022Andrew Harrison Baker, Ph.D., is a Lecturer of History in the Department of History and Geography at Clemson University. His research focuses on focuses on politics, economic development, and southern cities in the post-World War II South with a particular interest in the Sunbelt era. My introduction to southern Jewish history began in October 2018...Erin Glogowski
- The Atlanta Daily World, Old Sermons, and a Reporter’s Expense Report December 2, 2022Josina Guess is a writer and editor with more than 20 years experience in non-profit, faith-based, arts and cross-cultural communication in urban and rural settings. She is the 2022 recipient of The Nancy and Randall Burkett Award for Research in Black Print Culture. The Nancy and Randall Burkett Award for Research in Black Print...Erin Glogowski
- Black Internationalism and a Wide View of Leon Sullivan’s Work November 1, 2022Mattie C. Webb is a Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of History at the University of California, Santa Barbara, where she studies 20th century U.S. and African history. She was a recipient of the Rose Library’s African American Short Term Research Fellowship, which she used to research in the Leon H. Sullivan Papers. My first...Erin Glogowski
- Faith in the World Community: Sue Bailey Thurman and Black Women’s World Reconstruction, 1920-1950 October 28, 2022Kayleigh Whitman is a fifth year PhD student at Vanderbilt University. She studies American Religious History with a special focus on questions of race, religion, and activism. She is the recipient of the 2020 Nancy and Randall Burkett Fellowship. In the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, African American women were the vanguard of the international struggle...Erin Glogowski
- The Black Emergency Cultural Coalition: Direct Action and Attica Prison October 17, 2022The Black Emergency Cultural Coalition: Direct Action and Attica Prison Chad Dawkins is a visiting assistant professor of Art History and Curatorial Practices at Spelman College. He was the recipient of the 2022 Benny Andrews Award, which provides funding for researchers exploring the collection of visual artist, teacher, activist, critic, and writer Benny Andrews. In...Erin Glogowski